A Component Recipe is not usually eaten on its own but is accompanied or combined with other ingredients.

Red Pepper Pesto

Red Pepper Pesto

Red Peppers are the main attraction in this pesto sauce. For your convenience, we choose jarred peppers, and this is a good way to start. During the late summer months, an abundance of fresh peppers come to market and you may choose to start with those.  Using your barbecue, or oven, you can roast the peppers yourself. Let them cool and peel the skins. You can even skip the roasting and use whole raw peppers. We have used jarred, freshly roasted, and raw peppers, in red, orange, and yellow colours. All the combinations and permutations have resulted in a delicious sauce.   

Guacamole Recipe Simplified

Guacamole

This simplified recipe was designed to take one guacamole and make a quick and simple dip, or spread. Avocados are versatile because they freeze well. This means you can create a Guacamole base and refrigerate or freeze later use. As a precaution to avoid oxidation, we recommend you use lemon juice. Use the juice one whole lemon per avocado.